***alternator urgent help***
changin alternator over. labeled wires on top of alternator yet labels fell off overnite......... which colour goed in which hole on top of alternator!!!!! ones yellowish other is darker. if any1 has a pic that would be great.......
n.b i am colour blind so this is a hard enuf job 4 me so piccy could be great ta.
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bigdikky5
changin alternator over. labeled wires on top of alternator yet labels fell off overnite......... which colour goed in which hole on top of alternator!!!!! ones yellowish other is darker. if any1 has a pic that would be great.......
n.b i am colour blind so this is a hard enuf job 4 me so piccy could be great ta.
https://www.rtoc.org/boards/album.php...pictureid=3300
can you make them out mate
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erm ishh. so u got lighter one on left hand side of back the alternator
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bigdikky5
erm ishh. so u got lighter one on left hand side of back the alternator
yes the lighter one(white) to the rear of the car and the darker one(purple) to the front
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rite just got my dad to look at colours for me......... mine are yellow and brown....... kinda snookered!!!!!! will it do damage to alternator if i just try them??????
please help me sum 1 iv jus been caught in a rainstorm.............. i love renault 5s ha
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yellow to the back of the alternator mate closest to the bulkhead :agree:
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Yelow is the 12v supply for the regulator, thats goes closest to engine. Purple is alternator warning light, that goes to front of the car.
Its n ot ideal to swap them about as you can burn out the regulater in the alternator
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I got a brand new engine loom with the said wires the wrong way round. The battery light will stay on if there wrong. :agree:
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errrm ok. alternator now on. prob being batt light stays on now. dont know if its chargin battery or not will check 2moro. jus had voltmeter on both yellow and brow connectors on top and both r live.. surely thats not rite as it says pos and neg on alternator........
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this is so confusin and not ideal in wirrals tropical rainstorm ha. alternator terminal + is 12v without ignition on is this rite??????? is this because of feed from battery????
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also reason im changing alternator is i had the batt light flash at over 3k when i was driving so im working on a process of elimination.
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bigdikky5
this is so confusin and not ideal in wirrals tropical rainstorm ha. alternator terminal + is 12v without ignition on is this rite??????? is this because of feed from battery????
The big terminal with a 10mm nut on it will be 12v constant as its feed driectly from the battery via the starter motor
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ahhh rite thats sound thats rite then. as fo both yellow and brown wires bein live???? any1 ideas??? also should i disconnect the brown connector if its just a warning light just to be safe as i dont think it should be live
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both wires will apear live with a multimeter since the battery warning lamp has 12v on the other side of it. the alternator switches it to earth.
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ok so alternator iv bought is a duff?????
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Make sure the connectors fit nice and tight as they can loosen over time which will give you a flickering battery light. Have you tried the wires the other way round?
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nah just as u guys sed. didnt wanna try em other way round. swapin alternator wiv place i got it from. lukily guy seems sound so 2nd time luck. every1 says earths r problem. is it worth earthing the alternator seperatly???? and p.s im so **** wiv auto electronics.......if i cant work it out soon its goin 2 the professionals.
on a lighter note my bumper is painted and ready 2 b fitted after the damage i did 2 it at ists lol